Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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No | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Negative | Neutral |
Legislation: This legislation would authorize a retail electric provider, electric co-op, or a municipal electric utility to establish a bill “payment assistance program” for military veterans who have a significantly decreased ability to regulate body temperature as a result of severe burns received in combat. This bill also states that participating utilities are entitled to fully recover all costs and expenses related to the bill payment assistance program and defer costs related to the program not explicitly included in base rates.
Notes: This legislation of Bracketed for San Antonio but could encompass municipalities with a populations of more than one million but less than two million people in the future. This bill creates a narrow subsidy for utility payments. This legislation would place government in the role of private charity.